Judging

We’ve got your entry, so what happens next?

Top Tips for Winning

After we’ve received your entry... After the closing date we will write to you inviting you to provide your products for judging. You will be asked to provide three of each product for judging. Full instructions will be given on how to label the products so that they can be judged anonymously.

When does judging take place? Judging takes place in November each year at Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline. We ask that products are delivered between 9.00am – 11.30am on the day.

What to do if you can’t deliver your products personally for judging Parcel Delivery or Courier Services are available throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK.

How to package your entries You should ensure that products arrive in the best possible condition. It is recommended that polystyrene boxes and ice packs be used but please remain ‘green’ and don’t over package your entries.

Who judges the products? The judging team is led by Head Judge Ian Nelson and consists of independent and expert judges from the baking industry. Scottish Bakers, the competition organisers go to great lengths to ensure that all judging is completely anonymous.

Mystery Shop Judging The Scotch Pie category and one other class will be selected by the Head Judge and be subject to a second tier of judging. The top scoring products on judging day will be mystery shopped and the winners decided by a team of independent judges.

What prizes can you win? Each category will have a BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD & DIAMOND (Category winner) Award. The winner of the Scotch Pie Category will be crowned World Scotch Pie Champion. The Maclean Cup is awarded to the winner of the Speciality Savoury section.

Tips For Success You can see what the team of judges are looking for via the videos. Tips from previous winners include: Don’t change your recipe for the day – trust in your tried and tested recipe and take special care when packaging your products, especially if you are using a courier service.

Who Are We?

The World Championship Scotch Pie Awards was launched in 1999 by proud butcher and baker Alan Stuart with an aim to focus on quality and innovation. Since then the competition has gone from strength to strength seeing hundreds of Butchers and Bakers compete with each other to win the coveted title – World Champion Scotch Pie